Quotes about Self-reflection

I look at my myself; and see a stone, I look at my friends and see gold, But I look at you, and see a gem.

We have become human "doings" rather than human "beings.

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load [responsibility] (Galatians 6:3-5).

Setting the stage for the Tower of Babel, the author says that, while humanity had a mission to reflect God, it had been distracted by its own reflection and was both fascinated and fearful of what it saw.

There are many parts of the world we can't do anything about except pray. But there is one part of the world, one part of physical reality, that we can do something about, and that is the creature each of us calls "myself.

Remember: What you do doesn't determine who you are; who you are determines what you do.

Having resentment against someone is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.

show me someone not full of herself and i'll show you a hungry person

The best conversations are with yourself. At least there's no risk of a misunderstanding.

The further north you go, the more people concentrate on themselves, and in some sort of northern madness (no doubt due to the lack of sun) they ascribe to themselves too much. They make themselves responsible for their actions.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.